Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Lot 22Color is Woven: Important Tapestries from a Private Collection

Alexander Calder (1898-1976)

Les Pyramides

Closed21 July 2021

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Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Les Pyramides
woven with signature 'Calder' (lower right); woven with number 4⁄6' (on the reverse); signed by Sandra Calder Davidson on the D'Aubusson-Felletin label (on the reverse)
handwoven wool Aubusson tapestry in colors
54 5⁄8 x 74 1⁄4 in. (140 x 190 cm.)
Executed circa 1973 by Pinton Frerès. This tapestry is number four from an edition of six.

Gloria F. Ross Tapestry, New York
Private collection
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 17 November 1992, lot 190
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner